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social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > educational policies > expansion of education
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expansion of education  

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  • Education has grown for several centuries in Western societies, and more recently in the rest of the world. While education, defined as enrollments in schools or other formal institutions of instruction, expanded slowly through much of history, the pace of change stepped up during the past 200 years. [Source: Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide; Expansion of Education]

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